. David Straiton.
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Scotland—A Proud Nation?? Hail Caledonia..

SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES

First a little” TRUE” personal anecdote. In the late seventies I occupied a position in Saudi Arabia. As is the case
for these tropical and semi-tropical countries we develop random stomach problems. One day this was it was
my misfortune to suffer from this ailment (no it was not the local beverage, that`s another story) the result was that I
had to visit a local G.P.My first reaction was to be surprised at his youthful appearance, he was absolutely charming
and very efficient. The punch-line in our ensuing conversation was the fact that he had not completed his studies in accordance with Saudi Law, and to my great pleasure he related to me that he was shortly bound for “WHERE ELSE?”
Edinburgh University, which he had chosen under advisement as the “PLACE TO GO” to complete his degree course.
After hearing this praise heaped on, by implication, Scotland I felt better without any treatment.

As an afterthought I was wondering about what effort is the Scottish Government implementing to enhance the
teaching of languages, which I humbly consider vital in this Global economy.There are obviously various examples which should be treated as high on the agenda, such as Mandarin, Hindi and Portuguese. It is a fundamental truism
that to be able to converse in the language of e.g. trading partners, can do nothing but encourage mutual respect.